Ancient Watchtower Ruins in Comai County, Lhoka (Shannan)
Chinese Name: 措美碉楼遗址
English Name: Ancient Watchtower Ruins in Comai County, Lhoka
Location: Located in Comai County, Lhoka Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region
Admission Fee: Free
Opening Hours: All Day
About Comai Ancient Watchtower Ruins
Ancient Watchtower Ruins in Tibet are mainly located in Nyingchi（林芝）, Lhoka（山南）and Shigatse（日喀则）prefecture, among which Comai County（措美县）of Lhoka Prefecture is one of the areas that the watchtower ruins densely distributed. There are two main types of the ruins in Comai County, which can be divided as the stone-built one and the earth-ramming one. They are mainly distributed in Yumei Village（玉美村）, Naixi Village（乃西村）, Lumei Village（路美村）, etc. of Comai County.
Attraction Transportation
The whole county highway is in the middle of the road, formed the highway traffic network which centered with Tsedang Town, connecting the 12 counties of Lhoka Prefecture. It is the main transport hub of the south of Tibet.
Attraction Travel Tips
- Traveling Hours: one day
- Traveling Seasons: Spring and summer with the pleasant and lively weather.
- High Altitude Sickness Avoiding: Although Lhoka is at a relatively lower elevation area, some places of high elevation may easily cause altitude reaction. Better take some medicines for relief and keep warm all the time.
- Pay attention to prepare some necessities for the cold weather like the hat, gloves, scarf and thick winter coat and so on.
- Please try you best to respect the local folk customs, especially their religious belief and taboos when you traveling in Tibet.
